NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Doctors and health care providers in Columbia, MO

6,004 individual NPPES records list a practice address in Columbia, 4th of 317 Missouri cities. The largest group is clinical social worker: 311, 5% of the city's records, against 5% across Missouri. Page 90 of 121.

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Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Columbia in Missouri

  • Rank in Missouri4th of 317 cities by records
  • Share of the state5.4% of Missouri's records
  • Specialties present25 or more taxonomy codes
  • Top three groups13% of all records
  • Clinical Social Worker rank4th of the 10 Missouri cities with the most

Compared with Missouri as a whole, Columbia has 2.5× the state's share of psychiatry physician records and 0.48× its share of occupational therapist records.

Providers in Columbia, alphabetically

  1. Jennifer Rentschler, RNRegistered Nurse1649420654
  2. Andrew Resnik, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1346299682
  3. Grant Ressel, D.D.S.Dentist1942650544
  4. Beth Reule, RD, CSP, LDPediatric Nutrition Registered Dietitian1386985000
  5. Carin Reust, MDFamily Medicine Physician1326095217
  6. Sara Revelle, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124104831
  7. Tatiana ReyesBehavior Technician1952243081
  8. Allyson ReynoldsProfessional Counselor1982311585
  9. Molly Reynolds, PA-CPhysician Assistant1174335822
  10. Katarina Ribar, MA, PLPCProfessional Counselor1477400364
  11. Holly Rice, PLPCProfessional Counselor1215274832
  12. Jackie Rice, LMSWSocial Worker1700597895
  13. Jeffrey Rice, PAPhysician Assistant1114683935
  14. Ronin RiceStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861151359
  15. Tabatha Rice, MA, LPCProfessional Counselor1649673492
  16. Andrew Rich, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1710976410
  17. Joseph Rich, O.D.Optometrist1952666919
  18. John Richard, M.D.Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1568448116
  19. Sierra Richard, PHARMD, BCPPSPharmacist1376306811
  20. Cassidy Richards, MSW, LMSWClinical Social Worker1457241754
  21. Michael Richards, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1215974886
  22. Donna Richardson, MDSurgery Physician1265410195
  23. Norbert Richardson, M.D.Surgery Physician1093793929
  24. Maggie Richmond, RNRegistered Nurse1609396316
  25. Grace Richter, LMSWClinical Social Worker1295618627
  26. Kristen Richter, C.R.N.A.Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1952792731
  27. John Rickards, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1164126082
  28. Isabelle Ridgeway, MSSchool Psychologist1043173198
  29. Matthew Ridgway, MED, ATC, LATSports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician1255913059
  30. Blake Riebe, D.O.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1295020295
  31. Kimberly Riebe, FNP/MSNFamily Nurse Practitioner1538405733
  32. Allison Riechmann, PHARMDPharmacist1023524527
  33. Frank Rieger, MDOphthalmology Physician1275581555
  34. David Ries, DDSOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Dentistry1366712036
  35. Jillian Riessen, M.ED., ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1831640614
  36. Zack Riessen, M.ED., ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1548675374
  37. Colin RiethSurgery Physician1649002601
  38. Kasem Rifai, MDNeurology Physician1902690662
  39. Danita Rife, A.P.R.N.Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1942247663
  40. Emily Rife, MDPsychiatry Physician1245071588
  41. Jonathon RigbyPhysician Assistant1467909754
  42. Jimmie Riggins, RRT-ACCSCritical Care Registered Respiratory Therapist1912774126
  43. Robin Riggins, APRNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1407893126
  44. Donna Riley, APRNMedical-Surgical Clinical Nurse Specialist1417940974
  45. Julie Riley, MDUrology Physician1730287913
  46. Lyanne Riley, PH.D.Speech-Language Pathologist1336109255
  47. Neil Riley, DDSDentist1730151960
  48. Lori RineyPharmacist1508456237
  49. Julia RingStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841758034
  50. Bruce Ringdahl, DDSPeriodontics1023129624

The largest Missouri cities

  1. Saint Louis27,605
  2. Kansas City13,759
  3. Springfield6,403
  4. Joplin2,443
  5. Chesterfield2,132

All of Missouri →

How to read this directory

Columbia, Missouri appears in the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System with 6,004 registered healthcare providers spanning 25 or more distinct NUCC-taxonomy specialties. This count includes every individual clinician who has applied for an NPI and listed a practice address in Columbia - physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, optometrists, psychologists, podiatrists, and every other credentialed provider type CMS tracks. It does not measure hospital beds, urgent-care capacity, or whether a given clinic is accepting new patients; it measures the pool of professionals with current NPI enrollment and a Columbia practice location on file. Every figure is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES) - more than 7 million providers, maintained since May 2007, with 2024 Medicare Part D data, and, according to CMS, can be searched, compared, and traced in our methodology.

The provider mix in Columbia is weighted toward Clinical Social Worker (311 clinicians, followed by Professional Counselor with 246 and Pharmacist with 222). That distribution reflects how NPPES records specialty: providers self-select a primary taxonomy code, so a family physician who also practices geriatrics will show up under whichever NUCC code they registered first. Relative to Missouri's population, Columbia reports roughly 96.9 providers per 100,000 residents using the state-level denominator, which is a rough proxy rather than a precise access-to-care measurement; the true catchment area of any {cityName} clinician extends beyond the municipal boundary.

For Columbia patients, this directory is most useful as a starting shortlist. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available CMS government data, not a review site, a ranking, or medical advice. NPPES data is self-reported and refreshed monthly; call the practice directly to confirm the provider is still there, accepts your insurance, and is taking new patients.

For informational purposes only; this directory is not medical advice and not a substitute for checking a license. See also: how to find a doctor and how to verify one.

Common questions

How many doctors are in Columbia, MO?

There are 6,004 registered healthcare providers in Columbia, MO, covering 25 or more specialties. This includes physicians, dentists, therapists, and other licensed providers.

What are the most common medical specialties in Columbia?

The most common specialties in Columbia are Clinical Social Worker, Professional Counselor, Pharmacist, Family Nurse Practitioner, Internal Medicine Physician. Clinical Social Worker has the most providers with 311.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov). Records are self-reported registrations, not licenses.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.